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Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #779 in Books
• Published on: 2006-06-05
• Original language: English
• Binding: Hardcover
• 400 pages

Synopsis
If ever there was a book to make you switch off your television set, "The Dangerous Book for Boys" is it. How many other books will help you thrash someone at conkers, race your own go-cart, and identify the best quotations from Shakespeare? "The Dangerous Book for Boys" gives you facts and figures at your fingertips - swot up on the solar system, learn about famous battles and read inspiring stories of incredible courage and bravery. Teach your old dog new tricks. Make a pinhole camera. Understand the laws of cricket. There's a whole world out there: with this book, anyone can get out and explore it. "The Dangerous Book for Boys" is written with the verve and passion that readers of Conn Iggulden's number one bestselling novels have come to expect. This book, his first non-fiction work, has been written with his brother as a celebration of the long summers of their youth and as a compendium of information so vital to men of all ages. Lavishly designed and fully illustrated in color and black and white throughout, it's set to be a perfect gift for Father's Day and beyond.

Chapters in "The Dangerous Book for Boys" include: The Seven Ancient Wonders of the World, Conkers, Laws of Football, Dinosaurs, Fishing, Juggling, Timers and Tripwires, Kings and Queens, Famous Battles, Spies, Making Crystals, Insects and Spiders, Astronomy, Girls, The Golden Age of Piracy, Secret Inks, Patron Saints of Britain, Skimming Stones, Dog Tricks, Making a Periscope, Coin Tricks, Marbles, Artillery, The Origin of Words, and The Solar System.

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Customer Reviews

Not So Brilliant Books For Boys
Sorry to disagree with some of the reviewers on here but I would like to disagree and rename the book 'The Dangerous Book for Dads!'

Don't get me wrong - it IS a great book - but not for boys!

I think it is Dads and Grandads who love it most.

We bought it on impulse because WE liked it! Our son looked at and took a polite interest in the activities but didn't choose to refer to it again.

A lovely book, but not for boys to actually read?

PERFECT
The Dangerous Book for Boys shows how much better a book can be compared to videogames or activities that involve being sat down in front of a TV. Illustrating fun, creative activities and promoting outdoor exercise as well as a variety of games that will put readers' mind to the test, this book is simply perfect.

To top it up, it isn't all just fun and games, it is also educational thanks to the interesting historical and geographical facts, which top up the readers' experience with knowledge.

I strongly recommend this intelligent, beautifully illustrated, very entertaining book that will satisfy everyone, not just boys.

Got For XMas, what rubbish!
Each double page is like the center fold from the old Funday Times, full of useless 'factoids' out of context.
OK, i do admit that this book was never aimed at my age group (20+) but i would consider it a waste of brain space for any one younger who can't sort the useful information from the majority of junk.
Most of the content should be learnt in a social context, i.e. at clubs such as scouts rather than read by ones self.
Final point: all of the articles in the book are what i concider Final Summeries that leave the reader whithout any background or true understanding unless you have encountered them before.
Better Alternatives:
Something like the SAS survival guide
A Ray Mears book

Conclusion:
A present for some one you don't know(like) very well, that will be binned or sent to a car-boot in a couple of years.